(Rice University) Unless the IT industry adopts new energy-efficient technologies in the coming decade, it runs a serious risk of being unable to contribute to growing the global economy if limits are placed on carbon emissions. The findings come from an 18-month investigation by scholars...

(Rutgers University) Rutgers physicists have discovered new properties in a material that could result in efficient and inexpensive plastic solar cells. The discovery, posted online by the journal Nature Materials, reveals that excitons, or energy-carrying particles generated by photons,...

Jordan's monarch says his country is making gains in the technology sector but that the Mideast conflict is preventing the region from seeing more progress.King Abdullah II says Jordan's high tech information and communication field saw investments of $2.2 billion in recent years with expanding...

With California's long overdue budget finally signed, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was departing Saturday on a trade mission to Russia with a delegation of Silicon Valley business leaders and venture capitalists in tow.Schwarzenegger's office said the five-day trip is meant to connect Silicon...

NoblePeak Vision, a once-promising developer of camera cores that integrate germanium photodetectors with silicon circuits, will see its assets liquidated on Nov. 5 to pay off creditors, the company's certified public accountant announced this week.

According to Digitimes press release, Epson Toyocom, the leader in crystal devices, has been benefiting from increasing demand from its clients since the second half of 2009, and demand from China and other emerging markets, in particular, has been serving as an impetus to the growth...

Iran revealed for the first time Saturday that some personnel at the country's nuclear facilities were lured by promises of money to pass secrets to the West, but that increased security and worker privileges have put a stop to the spying.The stunning acknowledgment by Vice President Ali Akbar...

FSP Technology, a Taiwanese power supply manufacturer, has reported record revenues of NT$1.553 billion (US$50.525 million) for September 2010, pushing its third-quarter revenues to NT$4.482 billion to set a new quarterly record. The company...

The Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA) recently approved specification standards for the "Third Generation, High Density, Non-Isolated MICRO converter" for the MICRO (11.4 x 20.3mm) format.
The third generation standard is based on the addition...